I keep getting a notification that tells me about unauthorized access to part of my phone and I need to update to the latest security. I try to update and it tells me I don't need to update because I have already installed the latest security. I keep getting the notification over and over... anyone else having this issue?
Yep, been getting it all day. Seems to be coming from KNOX app that cannot be uninstalled. I have notifications turned off, too. Doesn't matter that I did the "update" or hit cancel. Google+ posters are saying its' a known bug.
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ok, I thought it may have been a bad install or something
Yeah i got rid of it with wanam xposed. You need to have preserved root and install xposed framework, which works perfectly so far by the way.
Edit: in security hacks section, disable know notifications.
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Any way to get rid of it without root?
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I froze every app or com that contained knox. So far so good
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Cyrene said:
Any way to get rid of it without root?
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This. I lost my root a couple updates ago and I'm still getting the security notification all the time. It's annoying and I don't want to install whatever software it's pushing on me because I don't know what it is and don't think I need it.
From what I have been reading, if you try to install what it's pushing, it will tell you that it's already up to date. If posts I have seen can be believed, Samsung knows there is a problem and is supposedly working on a fix. Seems to be tied to connecting to different WiFi networks. I don't have the problem, but my wife does, strangely enough.
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I have noticed I get it when I leave WiFi range and switch to data and back. Called Samsung. They are pushing out a fix. We will hopefully see it this weekend (so they say.)
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Fixes and Question
I second the Wanam disable notifications method. However, I am a bit concerned that KNOX is actually preventing some system actions. For instance, Greenify was not able to hibernate a couple of apps on boot. Aside from the Wanam method there are several other options:
Play Store Option: Here
Terminal Emulator Option: Here
Titanium Back-up Option: From Driod Views
Open TB when it is installed and freeze the following apps:
com.sec.enterprise.knox.attestation
com.sec.knox.eventsmanager
KLMS Agent
KNOX
Knox Notification Manager
KNOX Store
My question is, what are the disadvantages to the methods that actually disable KNOX and not just notifications? Am I putting data at risk, and will I lose any other functionality?
Cheers!
Cyrene said:
Any way to get rid of it without root?
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As far as I know, this only happens if you still have partial root files or root-using apps or their data left on your phone after flashing a data-preserving wipe file with Odin.
To clarify, if you had ME7, for example, and had root, BusyBox/Terminal Emulator, and the like, and used a Odin image modded to not wipe data, then youd be left without root, but with apps still trying to get root. SuperSU would still have these apps in its list, and theyd query it for root access, and could not get it. The notification says its trying to access system, because the root file would be in system.
Also, if you had Triangle Away and had it set to periodically try and reset the flash counter to say Official, it would keep trying to access system, but SELinux wouldnt let it.
The only fix Ive found is to do a factory reset.
dothog said:
As far as I know, this only happens if you still have partial root files or root-using apps or their data left on your phone after flashing a data-preserving wipe file with Odin.
To clarify, if you had ME7, for example, and had root, BusyBox/Terminal Emulator, and the like, and used a Odin image modded to not wipe data, then youd be left without root, but with apps still trying to get root. SuperSU would still have these apps in its list, and theyd query it for root access, and could not get it. The notification says its trying to access system, because the root file would be in system.
Also, if you had Triangle Away and had it set to periodically try and reset the flash counter to say Official, it would keep trying to access system, but SELinux wouldnt let it.
The only fix Ive found is to do a factory reset.
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I am completely stock and started getting these notifications after I took the ota and factory reset directly afterwards.
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Cyrene said:
I am completely stock and started getting these notifications after I took the ota and factory reset directly afterwards.
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Well, if you dont mind doing another wipe, try the emergency recovery ODIN file, found here
If you never had root before on that device, maybe you had some app that can utilize root, or maybe you have an app using device admin rights? Lookout Antivirus requires admin or root access for some features, do you have any apps like that?
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Well, if you dont mind doing another wipe, try the emergency recovery ODIN file, found here
If you never had root before on that device, maybe you had some app that can utilize root, or maybe you have an app using device admin rights? Lookout Antivirus requires admin or root access for some features, do you have any apps like that?
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I'm not going to wipe it again. Samsung said this is a known bug and they are pushing through a fix, so I'll try to be patient. The only app I have is Avast Antivirus. This seems to be related to Knox that Samsung included in the update. So that is on here too and cannot be disabled.
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Cyrene said:
I'm not going to wipe it again. Samsung said this is a known bug and they are pushing through a fix, so I'll try to be patient. The only app I have is Avast Antivirus. This seems to be related to Knox that Samsung included in the update. So that is on here too and cannot be disabled.
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Avast is not related to Knox at all. No apps are related to Knox unless they have the small yellow lock icon on the bottom right corner. However, if Avast has that lock icon, it will only work in Knox mode, and will only scan files created while in Knox mode.
I cant make you do anything, but I strongly recommend that you wipe the phone again, especially since the only app you have is Avast so far. I only factory resetted, and while that did stop the notifications for me, it didnt fix the bug itself. Now my phone shows a counter of 2 in the bootloader, even though I never flashed any unofficial ROMs.
Just because Samsung says its a bug and will send out a fix doesnt mean you can rest easy. Thats like having a gas leak, and the company tells you dont worry, we will send you a patch to plug the hole. Yeah, youll have it plugged eventually, but for now your house is gonna fill with gas, and then its gonna explode. Im just looking out for you in the future. I doubt you would want to lose your warranty so soon.
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Avast is not related to Knox at all. No apps are related to Knox unless they have the small yellow lock icon on the bottom right corner. However, if Avast has that lock icon, it will only work in Knox mode, and will only scan files created while in Knox mode.
I cant make you do anything, but I strongly recommend that you wipe the phone again, especially since the only app you have is Avast so far. I only factory resetted, and while that did stop the notifications for me, it didnt fix the bug itself. Now my phone shows a counter of 2 in the bootloader, even though I never flashed any unofficial ROMs.
Just because Samsung says its a bug and will send out a fix doesnt mean you can rest easy. Thats like having a gas leak, and the company tells you dont worry, we will send you a patch to plug the hole. Yeah, youll have it plugged eventually, but for now your house is gonna fill with gas, and then its gonna explode. Im just looking out for you in the future. I doubt you would want to lose your warranty so soon.
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I appreciate your concern. For some reason, I stopped getting the notifications, for now. I've done some further research. Avast has no lock icon. I went into download mode and determined that I have not lost my warranty. I don't want to factory reset because I don't believe it will resolve the issue as it is a bug within Knox, and because it takes me way too much time to customize my phone. I have approximately 100 apps, Avast just happens to be the only one under administrator. When I factory reset it after the ota, I did it multiple times anyway. From what I've been reading, this is happening on both rooted and stock devices.
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Cyrene said:
I appreciate your concern. For some reason, I stopped getting the notifications, for now. I've done some further research. Avast has no lock icon. I went into download mode and determined that I have not lost my warranty. I don't want to factory reset because I don't believe it will resolve the issue as it is a bug within Knox, and because it takes me way too much time to customize my phone. I have approximately 100 apps, Avast just happens to be the only one under administrator. When I factory reset it after the ota, I did it multiple times anyway. From what I've been reading, this is happening on both rooted and stock devices.
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*collective sigh of relief*
Thank God your bootloader still shows zero! That's one of the hardest things to crack that Ive ever seen in a phone. I mean, its not so hard to not trip it, but once tripped, youre pretty much SOL.
Good to hear the notifications stopped.
I am completely stock on the new 4.3 and I continue to get these notifications. It is really annoying.
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Alowbman said:
I am completely stock on the new 4.3 and I continue to get these notifications. It is really annoying.
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Try hitting the update for it. It seems that eventually worked for me. Haven't gotten any in 4 days now when I was getting them constantly. I'm thinking Samsung has put the fix in the update.
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Same for me. Taking update seemed to do nothing last week. I told it to update yesterday, and I could see it was actually doing something this time. I haven't had the problem since (compared to every few minutes before). They must have fixed it remotely without having to push anything to us.
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I see a lot of people saying you need to reset google wallet before flashing a new rom, but google wallet has never been able to be opened on my phone because it says device unsupported, so what does it mean by reset google wallet that I'm seeing people say in all of these threads? How do I reset it exactly if I can't open it?
I have not rooted or really tampered with the phone yet so I'm not sure if this is something that is effecting all EVO owners or what.. I just don't want to lose the functionality when it does become available
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I see a lot of people saying you need to reset google wallet before flashing a new rom, but google wallet has never been able to be opened on my phone because it says device unsupported, so what does it mean by reset google wallet that I'm seeing people say in all of these threads? How do I reset it exactly if I can't open it?
I have not rooted or really tampered with the phone yet so I'm not sure if this is something that is effecting all EVO owners or what..
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If you have not messed with Wallet at all then there is nothing to reset.
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If you have not messed with Wallet at all then there is nothing to reset.
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thanks for the quick reply, is this something affecting all owners?
Personally, if I were you. I'd open the app up anyways, and reset it it from within its settings regardless of if you are actively using it. It won't hurt, its just an extra step that takes a minute.
You are taking a risk of destroying the secure NFC element - even though you don't use it now, you may want to later - or the person who ultimatly ends up with this phone when you are done with it may want to use it.
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Personally, if I were you. I'd open the app up anyways, and reset it it from within its settings regardless of if you are actively using it. It won't hurt, its just an extra step that takes a minute.
You are taking a risk of destroying the secure NFC element - even though you don't use it now, you may want to later - or the person who ultimatly ends up with this phone when you are done with it may want to use it.
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I physically cannot open the app, that's the whole problem. I get the device not supported message when I try. I just bought the phone yesterday and was never truly able to open it at all.
PaulB007 said:
I physically cannot open the app, that's the whole problem. I get the device not supported message when I try. I just bought the phone yesterday and was never truly able to open it at all.
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If you were never able to open the application, there is nothing to clear because nothing ever got modified. Clearing the settings resets it back to stock, and since yours is already in that state the point is moot.
Racer Of All said:
If you were never able to open the application, there is nothing to clear because nothing ever got modified. Clearing the settings resets it back to stock, and since yours is already in that state the point is moot.
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Thanks , and thanks for your post in your signature. I'll give thanks when I'm able.
What if I set it up when I first got the phone (just for the free $10) and have never used it and now I want to root to gain wifi tether ect.. Isrooting going to break my NFC?
jsbiff said:
What if I set it up when I first got the phone (just for the free $10) and have never used it and now I want to root to gain wifi tether ect.. Isrooting going to break my NFC?
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Then yes you would want to reset it
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I cannot reset it because I get the Error about no supported country. Can I temp root to change the prop file so I can reset Google wallet? then root?
Just Rooting does not erase anything. You just don't want to do anything that requires wiping the phone, whether that be through recovery, settings menu, or htcdev unlock.
The factory reset of the entire phone is what causes the problems.
jsbiff said:
I cannot reset it because I get the Error about no supported country. Can I temp root to change the prop file so I can reset Google wallet? then root?
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If you only go for root access it does not wipe your phone or change anything other than gaining root access. If you do the S-Off method you have more of a chance to mess something up but it still doesn't wipe your phone. Only the htc-dev unlock wipes the phone. You will need root to do the s-unlock tool anyways.
Galaxy s4 stock not rooted running 4.3
If I open a email in gmail and there is a email address in the email section I click on it and it freezes and causes android system to force close.
If I uninstall the latest gmail update and perform the same action it brings up a new email like it's supposed to.
Anyone else having this problem?
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Galaxy s4 stock not rooted running 4.3
If I open a email in gmail and there is a email address in the email section I click on it and it freezes and causes android system to force close.
If I uninstall the latest gmail update and perform the same action it brings up a new email like it's supposed to.
Anyone else having this problem?
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I just tried what you are talking about and mine opens up a new email like it's supposed to. I am stock unrooted 4.3 MJ7 Verizon.
Just wondering....have you tried a power cycle or battery pull to restart the phone and see if that fixes it? Not trying to insult your intelligence ....just trying to help...I sometimes forget about simple fixes :0
Hope to hear what you did to fix it.
Take care.
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I just tried what you are talking about and mine opens up a new email like it's supposed to. I am stock unrooted 4.3 MJ7 Verizon.
Just wondering....have you tried a power cycle or battery pull to restart the phone and see if that fixes it? Not trying to insult your intelligence ....just trying to help...I sometimes forget about simple fixes :0
Hope to hear what you did to fix it.
Take care.
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Yes I've tried all that. If I uninstall newest gmail update it works fine. Idk when I master reset my phone it worked fine for a little bit then stopped
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AJ26T said:
Yes I've tried all that. If I uninstall newest gmail update it works fine. Idk when I master reset my phone it worked fine for a little bit then stopped
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I assume you have your stuff backed up....
I softbricked my S4 once and I was all but ready to submit a warranty claim and get it replaced then I tried one last thing which was the Verizon Software Upgrade Assistant....you know the software that shows up as a drive when you plug your phone in via usb on your pc......well I went into that and told it to do the recovery thing which wiped the phone totally clean........and when the phone restarted I jumped for joy when it displayed the Android Widget with a progress bar on the screen when it was REINSTALLING 4.3 .
Something along those lines would be worth a try if you got your stuff backed up and you are not worried about loosing any root.
I am pretty sure it was the Verizon Software Upgrade assistant and NOT Samsung KIES (which I had installed also.)
You see I have removed them both from my pc and want to make sure I give accurate information so I want to BE CLEAR that there is a chance it was KIES that I used.
Someone on here should respond to confirm which one does what it did for me...wish I was 100% sure and because I am not I don't want to say for sure which one it was......BUT IT WAS ONE OF THEM and like I said the Android Animation showed up with a progress bar when it rebooted which is the same thing one sees when installing an OTA update.
I hope this helps. I know how it is to be in computer hell or the equivalent.
Just me $.02 worth.
-Sam
It just seems to happen with the latest gmail update from Nov 25 if I uninstall update it works fine
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Hi just wondering if you had any luck on resolving your issue. By chance do you have that Knox software installed or should I say enabled. I don't use it and have it totally disabled as much as one can while being on stock unrooted version of MJ7.
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Ok, Those having the battery drain issue.
1. You have tmobile's Samsung Galaxy 5.
2. You notice a battery drain while the phone is not in use.
3. You may have installed wake lock apps, etc, and noticed the drain was caused by "Android System"
1. To apply Fix: You must have root, and Odin.
2. Flash the rom listed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2720382&page=3
And uninstall Google+ with root uninstaller from system after. Be sure to download ad-away using F-Droid to block ads again.
3. After finishing, be sure to visit wifi > advanced settings >and untick the optionkeep wi-fi on during sleep to Never. or (while charging).
4. You may optionally turn of motion sensors, smart stay etc.. but this isn't required.
The culprit is Carrier IQ, Knox AND Google+. On stock rom, it allowed me to uninstall SOME components of the blasted spywares, but not all, even with root uninstallers. Luckilly the flashed ROM took them off completely. You must rid of ALL 3 of these irritants to fix the problem. Apparently there have been multiple threads here of frustrated users. I am going to contact tmobile at some point, and outline the issue. I find it REALLY odd that there is spyware on the phones in the USA.
Since then, MY GOD my battery lasts, and the phone doesn't get wake locked.
After 1 hour of testing, already seeing a noticeable difference. Please try this and confirm the same so we can get this bloody aggravating battery issue solved.
solrazr said:
I find it REALLY odd that there is spyware on the phones in the USA.
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Really? Ever hear of the NSA?
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Lol right.. Now that makes me wonder about carrier iq does.
Thank you, just finished following all these steps now! Just so I'm clear, if you install the custom rom, you don't need to disable all the things listed in the last paragraph, right?
So I don't have this device yet, but from the sounds of it, it looks like a real serious issue that can potentially drive novice users away and give S5 bad rep. It still baffles me that Samsung (or the carrier) can compromise the device to such extent that its barely usable.
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So I don't have this device yet, but from the sounds of it, it looks like a real serious issue that can potentially drive novice users away and give S5 bad rep. It still baffles me that Samsung (or the carrier) can compromise the device to such extent that its barely usable.
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Relax there bud, remember we are the smaller % of owners of thes5. I'm sure most wont have any issues.
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bubblebuddyi said:
Thank you, just finished following all these steps now! Just so I'm clear, if you install the custom rom, you don't need to disable all the things listed in the last paragraph, right?
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From what I can understand, the custom ROM removes Knox and Carrier IQ, but you still have to remove Google+, and install adaway.
But my question, can't I just use titanium with root and remove those three apps without flashing a custom ROM?
swatzombies said:
From what I can understand, the custom ROM removes Knox and Carrier IQ, but you still have to remove Google+, and install adaway.
But my question, can't I just use titanium with root and remove those three apps without flashing a custom ROM?
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Well I tried that but Knox and carrier iq can't be removed even with root and battery issues persisted. As the question involving removing Google plus yes that's required too. You have to flash then remove Google plus. After that the rest is optional.
My job gives me a Samsing S4 from Verizon that is filled with bloat. I have to manually go in and disable everything which takes about 4 hours or so. I am looking for an app that can do it for me but it needs to be a well known app not something that somebody just posts an apk. Any auggestions?
We are not allowed to root the phones. It would be great if I could put a googe play edition or developer edition rom on it or something but I don't think that's possible.
bird11 said:
My job gives me a Samsing S4 from Verizon that is filled with bloat. I have to manually go in and disable everything which takes about 4 hours or so. I am looking for an app that can do it for me but it needs to be a well known app not something that somebody just posts an apk. Any auggestions?
We are not allowed to root the phones. It would be great if I could put a googe play edition or developer edition rom on it or something but I don't think that's possible.
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You will have to root your phone for all this. You can only flash stock rom on the device without rooting it.
What bloat wares are we talking about specifically? Do you mean all the S-voice/S-Note/Air gestures??
They can be activated and deactivated from the pull down menu. Other things need to be disabled manually!There is no work around this without root. You can try the widgets on the screen that allow you to disable wi-fi and bluetooth but its nothing new than what samsung offers from the pulldown menu
Hit thanks if this was helpful!
You should did root
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What, you mean you don't absolutely NEED NFL Mobile? And Verizon Navigator is so much better than Google Maps!
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You can't remove system apps without root. Clean Master has a function to remove bloat if you're rooted. I don't know if this is changed to disabling if you're not rooted, because my devices are rooted. I seem to remember a previous version of Clean Master had something like that. It merely took you to the app info scree, one at a time, but at least it did it sequentially instead of you having to hunt for each one on your own. Maybe that still exists.
Since Android 4.1, many bloatware type apps can just be disabled via the the built-in Application Manager in your Settings app. Disabling it will hide it from the launcher and make it so it does not run, essentially doing the same thing as uninstalling it. It is better this way because some phones will not properly update if something is modified or removed from the /system partition. Also worth noting in regards to this as it is a popular misconception, removing these unwanted apps will not provide you with more usable storage as they are contained in /system/app and the apps you install via the Play Store or 3rd party sources will only install to /data/app unless rooted and moved.
That being said, TowelRoot is a newer rooting method for many newer phones running 4.4+(especially Galaxies like the S4 and Note 3). This root method is done via an app on the phone and only takes seconds and does not trip Knox. You could root, freeze what you needed and then unroot without anyone the wiser, though, of course, this is done at your own risk - like any other mod.
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You will have to root your phone for all this. You can only flash stock rom on the device without rooting it.
What bloat wares are we talking about specifically? Do you mean all the S-voice/S-Note/Air gestures??
They can be activated and deactivated from the pull down menu. Other things need to be disabled manually!There is no work around this without root. You can try the widgets on the screen that allow you to disable wi-fi and bluetooth but its nothing new than what samsung offers from the pulldown menu
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How do I flash stock roms without rooting?
As I mentioned every time I need to do a factory reset it takes about 4 hours of disabling things to get it to the state I want.
There's this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2058944
xda'dra said:
You should did root
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I can't.
Planterz said:
What, you mean you don't absolutely NEED NFL Mobile? And Verizon Navigator is so much better than Google Maps!
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You can't remove system apps without root. Clean Master has a function to remove bloat if you're rooted. I don't know if this is changed to disabling if you're not rooted, because my devices are rooted. I seem to remember a previous version of Clean Master had something like that. It merely took you to the app info scree, one at a time, but at least it did it sequentially instead of you having to hunt for each one on your own. Maybe that still exists.
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Thanks.
es0tericcha0s said:
Since Android 4.1, many bloatware type apps can just be disabled via the the built-in Application Manager in your Settings app. Disabling it will hide it from the launcher and make it so it does not run, essentially doing the same thing as uninstalling it. It is better this way because some phones will not properly update if something is modified or removed from the /system partition. Also worth noting in regards to this as it is a popular misconception, removing these unwanted apps will not provide you with more usable storage as they are contained in /system/app and the apps you install via the Play Store or 3rd party sources will only install to /data/app unless rooted and moved.
That being said, TowelRoot is a newer rooting method for many newer phones running 4.4+(especially Galaxies like the S4 and Note 3). This root method is done via an app on the phone and only takes seconds and does not trip Knox. You could root, freeze what you needed and then unroot without anyone the wiser, though, of course, this is done at your own risk - like any other mod.
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Yes you can disable them but it takes about 4 hours to do it each time. There's a lot of them. About 95% of stuff needs to be disabled.
Towelroot looks great unfortunately I am not able to root the phone. They don't use knox. I can do anything but root the phone really. I really just want vanilla android I'm a bit sick of touchwiz. I'd love to just flash to the developer edition or something.
bird11 said:
My job gives me a Samsing S4 from Verizon that is filled with bloat. I have to manually go in and disable everything which takes about 4 hours or so. I am looking for an app that can do it for me but it needs to be a well known app not something that somebody just posts an apk. Any auggestions?
We are not allowed to root the phones. It would be great if I could put a googe play edition or developer edition rom on it or something but I don't think that's possible.
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The S4s bootloader is locked so basically not a lot to choose from. And as others have mentioned you need root to gain access to remove bloatware. Sadly samsung phones on VZW are filled with it as well as many other phones, it's not limited to just samsung.
And navigator may be better than Google maps but maps is free and having been a former user of both NFL mobile (when it was free) and navigator I'm happy I got rid of both of them
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bird11 said:
How do I flash stock roms without rooting?
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You can't flash any ROM without rooting, and aren't you already on stock?
I think you're gonna have to just live with it...
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You can't flash any ROM without rooting, and aren't you already on stock?
I think you're gonna have to just live with it...
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I'm almost sure they are on stock as its a work phone and mentioned in the first post that they aren't allowed to root
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ShapesBlue said:
I'm almost sure they are on stock as its a work phone and mentioned in the first post that they aren't allowed to root
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Yes, not much to do with those restrictions...
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Yes, not much to do with those restrictions...
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That's very true. Some people however don't know you need root to remove bloatware or unneeded apps
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Hello, I've updated to Lolipop and have been loving it. oc5
I decided to root and install TWRP custom recovery.
I went to use Sprint Zone to check my bill and it's gone!
Does sprint zone disappear when you root? Does it disappear when you use a custom recovery such as TWRP?
Did I install something that thought I wanted to get rid of 'bloatware?'
I did install triangle away and busybox pro. I don't think these apps removed it without my knowledge?
Also noticed that all sprint apps and zone are gone from the 'all apps' list.
If sprint zone uninstalls when we root or get a custom recovery, is there any way to get it back?
If not, does anyone have a sm-n900p lollipop version of sprint zone as an installable apk? oc5
Is there any point if it will just uninstall itself again?
Also, is there any reason I don't want to use Sprint Zone while using TWRP and root?
Thank you for your time!
rugedbc said:
Hello, I've updated to Lolipop and have been loving it. oc5
I decided to root and install TWRP custom recovery.
I went to use Sprint Zone to check my bill and it's gone!
Does sprint zone disappear when you root? Does it disappear when you use a custom recovery such as TWRP?
Did I install something that thought I wanted to get rid of 'bloatware?'
I did install triangle away and busybox pro. I don't think these apps removed it without my knowledge?
Also noticed that all sprint apps and zone are gone from the 'all apps' list.
If sprint zone uninstalls when we root or get a custom recovery, is there any way to get it back?
If not, does anyone have a sm-n900p lollipop version of sprint zone as an installable apk? oc5
Is there any point if it will just uninstall itself again?
Also, is there any reason I don't want to use Sprint Zone while using TWRP and root?
Thank you for your time!
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I lost it from the update to lollipop before I ever rooted.
I called Sprint to see what they said.
After a long phone call with lots of trial and error, they had me install this app and run option 1.
It reset all the home screen settings/widgets I had set.
Some other settings were back to default as well. (I don't remember exactly what)
But, I now have Sprint Zone and a couple other bloat apps I was missing that I didn't care were missing.
I was wondering if this app would fix the missing wifi calling and other missing things?
My phone was not yet rooted when I used this app.
My phone went through hands free activation twice and rebooted a couple times.
I'm not sure how it will work on rooted phone, or if it will break root or anything else.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
Good luck!
thank you
FreddyFredFred said:
I lost it from the update to lollipop before I ever rooted.
I called Sprint to see what they said.
After a long phone call with lots of trial and error, they had me install this app and run option 1.
It reset all the home screen settings/widgets I had set.
Some other settings were back to default as well. (I don't remember exactly what)
But, I now have Sprint Zone and a couple other bloat apps I was missing that I didn't care were missing.
I was wondering if this app would fix the missing wifi calling and other missing things?
My phone was not yet rooted when I used this app.
My phone went through hands free activation twice and rebooted a couple times.
I'm not sure how it will work on rooted phone, or if it will break root or anything else.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
Good luck!
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I investigated that option, but I might as well do a hard reset. If anyone has the oc5 installable apk or knows about this issue with it disappearing after root and twrp, i'd greatly appreciate it. I had it just fine in oc5 lollipop but disappeared afterwards.
rugedbc said:
I investigated that option, but I might as well do a hard reset. If anyone has the oc5 installable apk or knows about this issue with it disappearing after root and twrp, i'd greatly appreciate it. I had it just fine in oc5 lollipop but disappeared afterwards.
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This was a lot less than a hard reset.
All I noticed was home screen settings back to original when I ran opt1.
All my account settings and apps and whatnot were all still there.
Good luck!
Yes!!! I made a twrp backup and proceeded to take your advice. Okay, Hat in my hand, IT WORKED like a charm! thank you! I didn't lose root either! now sprint zone is back plus all the bloatware!! no need to sideload. I'm glad when I'm wrong!
Thank you for the advice!
rugedbc said:
Yes!!! I made a twrp backup and proceeded to take your advice. Okay, Hat in my hand, IT WORKED like a charm! thank you! I didn't lose root either! now sprint zone is back plus all the bloatware!! no need to sideload. I'm glad when I'm wrong!
Thank you for the advice!
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Did you happen to try opt2?
I was wondering what that would do? :lost: lol
Apparently having Sprint Zone is the only way to update prl and profile now. Bummer.
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jlechner said:
Apparently having Sprint Zone is the only way to update prl and profile now. Bummer.
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yeah, I just discovered that. the usual option in settings was gone, and that confused me... someone else. mentioned this, and I reinstalled it from the following link, it updated once, works fine.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-6/479368-sprint-zone-apk-download.html
Weird? I have the ability to update prl and profile in their normal place. (system update)
Maybe that is what 'opt2' will do?
Anyone brave enough to try it? lol
I use Sprint Zone only to pay my bill.
option 2
FreddyFredFred said:
Weird? I have the ability to update prl and profile in their normal place. (system update)
Maybe that is what 'opt2' will do?
Anyone brave enough to try it? lol
I use Sprint Zone only to pay my bill.
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No way, I'm so happy with what happened with option 1 don't dare push the envelope!
I am curious though what will happen with option 2.
Will the Sprint police come knocking on your door?
Will it cause a fire?
I guess we'll never know!
Well opt.2 does nothing that i can see didnt even put sprint zone on my phone ?